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Placement of Lumbar Subarachnoid Drain
My neurosurgeon states he placed a subarachnoid drain in the lumbar spine after a craniotomy for CSF leak repair procedure. He thinks the correct code is 62350. Is this accurate?
Removal of Tympanostomy Tube
What is the code for removal of a tympanostomy tube when it was placed by another physician? I can’t seem to find it in the CPT book anymore.
Fat Grafting with a Breast Revision
My doctor reports a breast revision with CPT codes 19380 and 20926 on the same breast. Can we report the fat graft harvest in addition to the revision?
Denials of 30930 with 30140
We are getting denials when billing 30930 (outfracture of inferior turbinates) with 30140 (submucous resection of inferior turbinate). Do you know how we can get paid?
Multiple Lesion Excisions. Do you add them together?
If I am excising multiple basal cell carcinomas on a patient’s chest, do I add the sizes and margins together and report one code since they are in the same anatomic group of CPT codes?
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